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A moment later, Director Liu's voice came through the loudspeaker downstairs:

"Distinguished guests, gather around! Let's get ready to assign tasks for tonight's dinner!"

A group of people came downstairs one after another.

Director Liu held up his phone, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when Shu Zi interrupted him quietly.

"Director Liu, you took my phone. I can't sleep at night, I'm in a bad mood, and it's affecting the recording. Whose responsibility is this?"

Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Director Liu looked at her helplessly: "Ms. Shuzi, it's a standard rule for the entire production team; everyone submits it. Are you the only exception?"

Shu Zi replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, I'm a bit delicate."

[The most clear-headed person in the world, Kai]: She really dares to say it, hahaha!

[The best curly-tailed monkey in the mental hospital]: Director Liu: I really will thank you.

[A regular in the negative comments section]: Does she really think she's a princess? The production team spoils her.

[Negative Comment]: She's incredibly pretentious; the scenes look better without her.

[Eating melon seeds without spitting them out]: Everyone else obediently hands over their phones, but she's the only one making a fuss.

[Passerby A]: This woman is genuinely down-to-earth, I like her.

【I'm Zizi's Old Baby】: Or maybe you're just some random passerby? You have great taste, bro, you're destined to be rich!

[The ultimate beauty enthusiast]: Although she's delicate, I forgive her because she's beautiful.

Director Liu didn't argue with her and continued to announce:

"There are three main purposes for distributing this phone to everyone:"

First, internal communication within the program is limited to contacting the production team and other guests.

Second, receive task notifications;

Third—a text message expressing interest.

Shu Zi's ears perked up: "A text message expressing interest? And you can only send one?"

"right."

"Can I send this to myself to encourage myself for working hard today?"

Director Liu replied expressionlessly, "No."

Shu Zi clicked her tongue: "So stingy."

[Transparent Audience Online]: She's really just slacking off all the time, hahaha.

【雨心向彤彤彤彤彤】: What are you pretending to be cute for? Seriously speechless.

Director Liu clicked his tongue and forced a serious expression: "Don't cause trouble, let me finish."

Every night at 10 PM, you can send one anonymous text message to any person you're interested in. You can only send one message, and only the message content will be displayed; who sent it will not be shown.

Shu Zi immediately raised her hand: "Can I send it to air?"

Director Liu took a deep breath: "Shuzi, if you cause any more trouble, you'll be the chef tonight."

Shu Zi sat up straight instantly, looking completely obedient:

"I was wrong. I'm listening carefully. Director Liu, please continue. I promise I won't interrupt."

With her cooking skills, she might poison everyone here.

Director Liu nodded in satisfaction:

"Personal cell phones will be kept in custody and returned after recording. They cannot be kept privately or used to contact the outside world. Understand?"

"Understood!"

Shu Zi muttered to herself, "I understand now, but I miss my phone a little..."

Director Liu, who had sharp ears, heard this and gave her a cool glance.

She immediately shut up and sat up straight.

Director Liu then waved his hand and moved on to the next segment:

"Alright, now that the phone rules are explained, next—assign dinner tasks for tonight!"

Director Liu, holding the task card, grinned with a "getting things going" look on his face.

"The villa is fully stocked with ingredients, but only three people can go into the kitchen to cook tonight. The others can choose to help out, or... wait in the living room to be fed."

Jiang Yunyou immediately raised his hand: "Me! Me! Me! I can cook instant noodles!"

Director Liu gave him a deadly look, and Jiang Yunyou chuckled awkwardly and withdrew his hand.

Director Liu continued:

"We decide who will cook by drawing cards."

There are three types of cards:

One head chef, three assistants, and the rest of the staff are on break.

Shu Zi silently prayed in her heart: Rest, rest, rest.

She just wants to slack off and doesn't want to cook in front of the camera at all.

The staff brought out a stack of cards, and everyone took turns drawing one.

Shu Zi opened it and saw: Rest!

She almost burst out laughing; she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

The guests drew cards one after another, and the three assistants also came out: Yu Shize, Fang Yutong, and Jiang Yunyou.

There is still one chef who hasn't come out yet.

All eyes turned to Gu Yan.

He slowly flipped open the card and uttered two words indifferently:

"Head Chef".

The scene fell silent for a moment.

[Did Yan Shen fall in love today?]: ? ? Gu Yan as head chef? ? ?

[Gossip Radar Activated]: This rich young master can cook??

[Yutong's Fan Club - Qingqing]: Teacher Gu is amazing! He's actually the head chef!

[Entertainment Gossip]: It's a script, definitely a script.

Director Liu's eyes lit up:

"Okay! The division of labor for tonight is settled!"

Shu Zi's eyes lit up as well. She had eaten Gu Yan's cooking before, and it could only be described with one word: amazing!

She couldn't suppress the smile on her face, and happily found a sofa to sit down in, striking a rather sassy pose.

[ZiZi is not open for business today]: Hahaha, ZiZi looks like she just hit the jackpot.

[The Evening Breeze Doesn't Speak]: She's really good at slacking off, I love it!

A hint of secret joy flashed in Fang Yutong's eyes as she looked tenderly at Gu Yan:

"Teacher Gu, I'll help you out a lot later. Just let me know if you need anything."

Gu Yan hummed in agreement, but his gaze didn't linger on her. Instead, it lightly swept over Shu Zi on the sofa, his tone indifferent:

"The kitchen is a sensitive area, crowded and chaotic, so two assistants are enough."

Everyone was taken aback.

Director Liu reacted the fastest: "Oh? So, who does Chef Gu want to eliminate?"

Gu Yan's gaze swept lightly over the three assistants, finally settling on Yu Shize, his tone indifferent:

"You, go and rest in the living room."

Yu Shize's smile froze: "...Teacher Gu?"

[Eating melon seeds without spitting out the peel]: ? ? ? They just kicked the male lead out?

[Level 1 Surfer]: Gu Yan is really daring!

[Human Sober Kai]: Yu Shize's face turned green, hahahaha

Not wanting to lose his composure in front of the camera, Yu Shize could only nod reluctantly: "...Okay."

He turned and walked towards the living room, giving Shuzi a complicated look.

Shu Zi, however, was completely oblivious and was leisurely leaning back on the sofa playing on her phone.

Therefore, the final kitchen lineup is as follows:

Head Chef: Gu Yan

Assistants: Fang Yutong, Jiang Yunyou

As the group entered the kitchen, Fang Yutong was overjoyed and said softly, "Teacher Gu, let me help you wash the vegetables."

Gu Yan nodded, his hands still wet. He was about to speak when his gaze swept across the living room, and he called out softly:

"Shu Zi".

Everyone turned to look.

Shu Zi looked up blankly: "Huh?"

"come over."

"……what?"

"Help me tie my apron."

The living room fell into a deathly silence.

The live chat took half a second to explode.

[The Nameless One]: !!! !!! !!!

[Anonymous insider gossip]: I knew something was off about these two!!

[Yu Xin Xiang Tong]: Why? Why does Shu Zi get special treatment?

[Don't want to be on 8 AM]: Isn't your Tongtong (the tea-sweet version) sometimes with Brother Ze?

Shu Zi was stunned. Although she had tied it before, she was still angry!

Shu Zi refused on the spot:

"No, I'm on break."

Just for a moment.

That tone was exactly how the two of them would talk in private.

Shu Zi felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze, sensing that this man was about to pull some trick again.

She got up slowly and reluctantly and went into the kitchen.

Fang Yutong stood to the side, her fingers clenching tightly, her smile almost faltering.

Shu Zi picked up an apron, stood behind him, and said in a perfunctory tone:

"bend over."